empty, still you try

<p>(from my collection 'A Distilled Spirit')</p> <p><br></p> <p>'empty, still you try'</p> <p><br></p> <p>my bones gleam</p> <p>my eyes ache</p> <p>as your unwavering light</p> <p>searches across my pores.</p> <p><br></p> <p>you curse my resolve</p> <p>while you continue your</p> <p>bloodletting—</p> <p>when will you learn my veins dried</p> <p>a long time ago.</p> <p><br></p> <p>#barflypoet</p> <p>#josephapinto</p> <p>www.josephpinto.com&nbsp;</p> <p>© Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved.</p> <p>*</p> <p>Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted;</p> <p>all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted.</p> <p>*</p> <p>‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon.</p>